Wednesday, August 30, 2017

OVERCOMING ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM: A SELF-HELP GUIDE USING CBT

Many adults on the autism
spectrum experience isolation, interpersonal difficulties, anxiety, depressed
mood, and coping problems. Award-winning author Dr. Lee A. Wilkinson's new book
presents strategies derived from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), adapted
specifically for adults with on the higher end of the spectrum, to help them overcome anxiety, and
depression, and improve their psychological well-being. This self-help guide is
written for individuals in the early and middle years of adulthood, with and
without a formal diagnosis, who share features associated with autism spectrum
conditions. It is also appropriate for adults who recognize their autistic
traits, even though they may not have experienced major social difficulties and
clinical impairment, but who want to improve their emotional well-being.The author takes
the best of CBT therapeutic techniques to facilitate greater self-understanding, self-advocacy, and better decision-making in life-span
activities such as employment and interpersonal relationships.

Accessible and
easy-to-read, this self-help guide provides evidence-based tools that can be
used to learn new self-fulfilling ways of thinking, feeling, and doing. It
includes questionnaires, forms/worksheets, and exercises to help the reader:

Evaluate his or her autistic traits and discover their cognitive style.

Identify and modify the thoughts and beliefs
that underlie and maintain the cycles of anxiety, depression, and anger.

Avoid procrastination and learn to maintain
the positive changes to their progress.

Honored as an Award-Winning
Finalist in the “Health: Psychology/Mental Health” category of the 2016 Best Book
Awards, Overcoming Anxiety and Depression on the Autism
Spectrum: A Self-Help Guide Using CBT is an essential self-help book for
adults on the higher end of the spectrum looking for ways to understand and cope with their
emotional challenges and improve their psychological well-being. Family members, friends,
and others touched by autism will also find this self-help book a valuable
resource.

'From his many years as an
autism professional and cognitive-behavioural therapist, Dr Wilkinson shows an
excellent understanding of perceptions and thought processes of people on the
autism spectrum, which he explains so clearly in a way people on the autism
spectrum can relate to. This book will not only help people on the autism
spectrum to gain a stronger understanding of who they are, but also offers a
way to overcome anxiety and depression by working with their thought processes
rather than attempting to 'banish' or 'cure' them. An important resource for a
group of people whose needs are not static.' - Chris Mitchell, author of
Mindful Living with Asperger’s Syndrome and Asperger’s Syndrome and Mindfulness

'Overcoming Anxiety and
Depression on the Autism Spectrum will be of great value to people with
autism spectrum conditions who experience anxiety and depression. It is a
self-help guide which provides practical advice on living well, tailored to
individuals on the autism spectrum. Using strategies based around Cognitive
Behaviour Therapy, it offers a positive approach to managing anxiety and
depression.' - Jeanette Purkis, autism and mental health self-advocate, author
of Finding a Different Kind of Normal: Misadventures with Asperger Syndrome,
and The Wonderful World of Work: A Workbook for Asperteens

'When people ask me if
there is anything I'd change about my Asperger syndrome, I offer this firm
reply: I'd like to shackle and disable my anxiety and depression. They work
together as twin dragons bent on disabling confident and reliable thinking.
Wilkinson's accurate analysis and applicable supports give me hope and more
reason to keep working on defeating these nasties.' - Liane Holliday Willey,
author of Pretending to be Normal and Safety Skills for Asperger Women
Overcoming Anxiety and Depression on the Autism Spectrum is available from Jessica
Kingsley Publishers, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, Books-A-Million
and other online
book retailers.

1 comment:

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